Mictis profana
Crusader Bug at Latham, ACT
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| Mictis profana | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Feb 2026 | |
| Unverified | Caric | 4 Feb 2026 |
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User's notes
I couldn't find a bug that looked exactly like it - maybe a juvenile form? It had quite beefy legs. The adjacent trees were Casuarina and Callitris and it was close to the creek.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026489-35.214286
- Altitude 569.0m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2026 09:43 AM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
- Not quite sure- it may have been a type of Carex. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Mictis profana Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Mictis profana Scientific name
- Crusader Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 826.8m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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